Trump's tariffs are becoming a permanent feature of U.S. trade policy.
After the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, the administration is rebuilding them using more legally durable trade laws, with more tariffs expected on industries and countries in the coming months.
Businesses now expect a lasting 10–15% baseline tariff, while critics warn higher costs and unpredictable new duties will continue disrupting global trade.
Source: Reuters
After the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, the administration is rebuilding them using more legally durable trade laws, with more tariffs expected on industries and countries in the coming months.
Businesses now expect a lasting 10–15% baseline tariff, while critics warn higher costs and unpredictable new duties will continue disrupting global trade.
Source: Reuters
🇮🇷🇬🇧 — Iran has used migrant smuggling routes across the English Channel to send suspected covert operatives into the United Kingdom, according to The Telegraph.
UK authorities intercepted individuals with alleged links to Iran's intelligence services while they attempted to enter Britain aboard small boats. Officials used drones and AI-equipped surveillance towers to identify and stop suspected Iranian-linked arrivals.
The report says that some migrant smuggling routes across Europe are controlled by the IRGC, particularly its Unit 700—the logistics branch of the Quds Force—which allegedly "facilitates" the movement of operatives into Europe and the UK.
An Iranian official told The Telegraph that "revolutionary people" had been positioned in London and warned Iran could "easily make London unsafe" if it chose to do so, describing smuggling routes as more useful than missiles.
British officials believe the number of suspected Iranian-linked individuals arriving via small boats is far smaller than those entering legally on flights from Europe.
The clips include interior views of the control cabin and one vehicle burning in Kordofan, likely destroyed by Sudanese Armed Forces.
🇨🇳 CHINA IS MASS-PRODUCING J-20 STEALTH FIGHTERS FOR PACIFIC AIR WAR
China is turning the J-20 from an elite stealth fighter into the backbone of its air force. Production is now estimated at 100–120 aircraft a year—more than twice the roughly 44–48 F-35As bought annually for the U.S. Air Force.
The exact fleet size remains classified, but 18 PLA Air Force brigades are reported to operate the type. At a nominal strength of 28 aircraft per brigade, that would place the frontline fleet above 500, although the figure remains an open-source estimate rather than an official count.
🔸 RUSI says annual J-20 production rose from around 20 aircraft in 2020 to roughly 120 by late 2025. Satellite imagery has also revealed five production lines and major expansion at Chengdu’s manufacturing complex.
🔸 New J-20A batches appear to use the indigenous WS-15 engine, removing a major production bottleneck while potentially improving thrust, range, power generation and maintenance.
🔸 The twin-seat J-20S expands the aircraft’s role beyond air combat. Its second crew member can coordinate drones and other aircraft, turning the fighter into a forward command platform inside a networked air war.
🔸 China’s earlier switch to the domestic WS-10C already helped accelerate production. The WS-15 could now support an even larger and more capable fleet without dependence on foreign engines.
🔸 RUSI projects that current trends could give the PLA Air Force around 1,000 J-20A and J-20S fighters by 2030, before sixth-generation aircraft begin entering service in the following decade.
Washington’s problem is simple: China is concentrating a rapidly expanding stealth fleet in the Western Pacific, where it would fight, while the U.S. must divide its aircraft across multiple theatres, services and overseas commitments.
What matters more in the Pacific: America’s global F-35 fleet or China’s concentrated J-20 force?
